How to Get Cited by Gemini
Gemini and Google share a foundation
Gemini doesn't operate in a vacuum — it draws on Google's index and the same web corpus that powers Search. That means the fundamentals of good Google visibility (crawlability, structure, authority) are also the foundation of being cited by Gemini. If Google can't find and understand your page, Gemini can't cite it either.
Google-Extended: the control you need to know
Google provides a crawler control called Google-Extended that governs whether your content is used to help train and improve Gemini and other Google AI products. For most businesses, the right move is to leave it allowed — blocking it can reduce how your content feeds into Google's AI without meaningfully improving anything else.
What makes content citable by Gemini
Gemini favors the same things Google's quality guidance rewards: factual, well-structured content with clear headings, schema markup that removes ambiguity, author attribution, and freshness signals. The clearer your page is about what it says and who it's for, the more confidently Gemini can cite it.
Checking whether Gemini cites you
Ask Gemini the questions your customers ask and watch whether your business is named. Because Gemini and Search share a foundation, improvements you make for one tend to compound for the other — which is why it's worth tracking both together.
Frequently asked questions
What is Google-Extended?
Google-Extended is a control (like a crawler token) that lets you tell Google whether your content can be used to help improve Gemini and other Google AI products. Blocking Google-Extended doesn't remove you from Search, but it can limit how your content feeds into Google's AI.
Does Gemini use the same index as Google Search?
Gemini draws on Google's broader web corpus and index. Being well-indexed and crawlable by Google is the foundation — Gemini builds on the same signals that make a page authoritative in Search.